Vegetable oil vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable oil and sunflower oil

Vegetable oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, sunflower oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Sunflower oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 175% more than vegetable oil.
Sunflower oil has 4 times less vitamin K than vegetable oil. Vegetable oil has 21µg of vitamin K, while sunflower oil has 5.4µg.
Sunflower oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Vegetable oil

Sunflower oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Vegetable oil

Sunflower oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+288.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+177.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	14.78mg	41.08mg	175%
Polyunsaturated fat	33.033g	36.4g	22%
Vitamin K	21µg	5.4µg	13%
Saturated fat	14.367g	13g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	48.033g	46.2g	5%
Iron	0.13mg	0mg	2%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	6.4	N/A
Zinc	0.02mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg		0%